Fake News
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Jharkhand Congress' X handle withheld in response to legal demand amid Amit Shah fake video row
India | May 01, 2024, 09:02 PM ISTPolice in BJP-ruled Gujarat arrested a Congress leader and an AAP functionary, and Delhi Police issued notices to 12 more people from different opposition parties as the probe into the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech widened.
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YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins BJP in presence of Manoj Tiwari, Anil Baluni | WATCH
Bihar | Apr 25, 2024, 01:01 PM ISTManish Kashyap's potential entry into the BJP could influence the political landscape in Bihar, given his substantial following and influence on social media platforms.
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Fact Check: Has actor Ranveer Singh appealed to vote for Congress? Here's the truth of viral video
Fact Check | Apr 20, 2024, 01:36 PM ISTIt is being claimed on social media that actor Ranveer criticised the Modi government over rising inflation and unemployment and has appealed to vote for Congress. But, in our investigation, we found the truth was different from what was being told in the viral video.
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Fact Check: Was number of votes counted in EVMs more than votes polled in Varanasi? Here's truth
Fact Check | Apr 08, 2024, 11:10 PM ISTA video is going viral on social media in which it is claimed the total votes counted by EVM in several Parliamentary constituencies during the 2019 General Elections exceeded the total votes polled. However, our fact-checking investigation has found this claim to be misleading.
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Did Kate post AI-generated video to reveal she has cancer? Social media again hit with wild theories
World | Mar 25, 2024, 05:26 PM ISTAlthough Kate clarified the reasons for her absence by posting a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, it seems the netizens were not convinced by her efforts as they tagged it "a deep fake video".
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Lok Sabha elections: 'Parties have right to make promises in poll manifesto', says CEC Rajiv Kumar
Tamil Nadu | Feb 24, 2024, 05:20 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024: The Election Commission has prepared a proforma to make parties to disclose their election promises. However, this aspect also relates to the pending court matter.
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Kohli's brother issues clarification after social media post about their mother's health goes viral
Cricket | Jan 31, 2024, 01:05 PM ISTIndian cricketer Virat Kohli's brother Vikas on Wednesday, January 31 issued a clarification regarding the fake news going around their mother's health. Kohli is unavailable for his side's first two matches against England and a viral post suggested that the reason could be his mother's health.
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FACT CHECK: Alleged overflowing Ram Temple donation box video exposed as hoax
Fact Check | Jan 26, 2024, 10:32 PM ISTA video is going viral on social media claiming Ayodhya's Ram Temple getting so much funds that it had to be emptied in the middle of the first day itself. But when we conducted a fact check of this video, we found that the video is from Sanwaliya Seth Temple in Rajasthan.
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FACT CHECK: Viral scene from Ram Temple movie turns out to be misleading | Here’s the truth
Fact Check | Jan 20, 2024, 09:04 PM ISTA video is going viral on social media with the claim that it is a scene from a movie based on Ram Temple. But India TV's fact check revealed that the viral video is actually a scene from Kangana Ranaut's film 'Tejas'.
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Ram Temple event: Centre issues advisory against publishing false, provocative content | Details
India | Jan 20, 2024, 08:19 PM ISTThe idol of Lord Ram has been placed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in Ayodhya. The idol of 'Ram Lalla' is carved by Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj. The idol is 51 inches tall and weighs 1.5 tonnes.
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Government bans YouTube channels: Reasons, their names and other details
Aaj Ki Baat | Dec 01, 2023, 11:06 PM ISTGovernment bans YouTube channels: Reasons, their names and other details
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Govt 'busts' 8 YouTube channels for spreading fake news
India | Aug 09, 2023, 10:54 AM ISTOfficials said videos on these YouTube channels — Yahan Sach Dekho, Capital TV, KPS News, Sarkari Vlog, Earn Tech India, SPN9 News, Educational Dost and World Best News — were fact-checked by the Press Information Bureau for spreading false news.
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India TV Fact Check: Social media posts claim RSS hand in Manipur violence | Know the truth here
Fact Check | Jul 24, 2023, 08:08 PM ISTIndia TV Fact Check team investigated the claim made on social media that RSS members were involved in the Manipur incident that shook the nation's conscience.
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Fake news alert: No Government mandate for call recording or triple ticks on WhatsApp
Fact Check | Jul 18, 2023, 11:27 AM ISTFact Check: A WhatsApp message claims that the government will record users' phone calls. Let's investigate this claim.
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Delhi HC slams police for inaction against offensive tweet against Md Zubair: 'You went hammer...'
India | May 26, 2023, 08:36 PM IST“You went hammer and tongs against him (Zubair). But the case has now ended in a whimper, as it should have... because there was no evidence. But what action have you (police) taken against this man?” the court said.
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Karnataka teacher suspended for Facebook post criticising CM Siddaramaiah for his 'freebie' scheme
Karnataka | May 22, 2023, 09:01 PM ISTAccording to the post, former Chief Minister S M Krishna borrowed Rs 3,590 crore, Dharam Singh – Rs 15,635 crore, HDK – Rs 3,545 crore, B S Yeddyurappa – Rs 25,653 crore, D V Sadananda Gowda – Rs 9,464 crore, Jagadish Shettar – Rs 13,464 crore and “Siddaramaiah Rs 2.42 lakh crore!”
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China makes first ChatGPT-related arrest over fake train crash news
World | May 09, 2023, 09:19 AM ISTThe cybersecurity officers in Kongtong county found the article simultaneously posted by more than 20 accounts on Baijiahao, a blog-style platform run by Chinese search engine giant Baidu.
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PIB row: 'Fact Check will not be done by PIB, Centre yet to decide', clarifies Chandrashekhar
India | Apr 07, 2023, 09:37 PM ISTThe clarification came as multiple media reported that the organisations have to remove their content from the platform if fact-checking agency declares the content as fake news
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Donald Trump arrested? Twitter stormed with chilling AI deepfakes purporting ex-US Prez's arrest
World | Mar 22, 2023, 07:03 PM ISTAnother image shows former First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, along with her son, Donald Trump Jr protesting the arrest.
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TN police registers FIR against BJP's spox, journo for posting 'fake news' on Bihar migrants
India | Mar 05, 2023, 12:01 AM ISTAccording to the reports, Tamil Nadu Police registered FIR against journalist Mohammed Tanvir and Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Patel Umrao.